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A new index from a leading education policy group allows parents and students to assess a college’s “borrowing-to-credential ratio,” combining newly

In March, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino demurred on a question about the military. Her reason? Don’t ask her -- she’s just a woman. Some of

Wendy Norris of TWI’s sister site, The Colorado Independent, caught up with former Vermont governor, presidential candidate and Democratic National Committee

The Washington Post has a great story today that raises questions about the rosy assumptions included in an Obama administration report on oil released into the

President Obama, in an interview with NBC News, about the timing of his Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy decision: I think it is entirely possible that we

On Tuesday I reported that an Arizona judge had ordered Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to stop pre-charging female prisoners for the transportation and

On this last day before the election, Sen. Barack Obama is urging voters to relive some humiliating history. Speaking in Jacksonville, Fla., Obama will remind

Kudos to Stars and Stripes. Its dogged reporting has now ended a contract that the Rendon Group, a CIA-tied communications firm, had with the Pentagon to

State Department spokesman Ian Kelly came out of the box yesterday with a strong statement. The State Department takes the allegations of impropriety on the

SBA List spokeswoman Marilyn Musgrave talks to reporters in front of a bus publicizing Democrats’ support of the comprehensive health care reform bill. (Courtesy of SBA List)

The latest word on the Justice Department’s Office Of Professional Responsibility review of the Office of Legal Counsel lawyers who drafted the so-called

A bill to renew federal tax credits for solar and wind energy has been stuck in Congress all year. That’s made business owners and employees in the industry

The Miami Herald reported over the weekend that supervisors of elections in the five Florida counties covered by the Voting Rights Act have refused to recognize the sweeping changes to state election laws recently signed by Gov. Rick Scott until the changes are cleared by the U.S.

Mike Huckabee is a master at using the clever quip to deflect tough questions. He toys with criticisms of his “fair tax” policy; at times he ignores

Deep into the Senate Finance Committee’s marathon debate over health care reform, Democrats Thursday night killed a GOP proposal that would have forced legal

Gay couples in California are being told to put their planned celebrations on ice, once again. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th circuit granted opponents

When Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) yesterday proposed to an audience at Georgetown University the creation of a “truth and reconciliation commission” to

A few more points worth noting about the new Military Commissions Act amendments passed by Congress yesterday: Just as the House bill circulating earlier did,